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COUNTDOWN TO NOVEMBER 3, 2026 MID-TERM ELECTIONS

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We have several Ohio elected officials coming up for re-election in the 2026 mid-terms. Take a look at Elected Officials.

What’s Up Ohio – Ohio Capital Journal

The rush to build Ohio data centers tells us everything that’s wrong with local and state government February 19, 2026
Central Ohio is ground zero of the data center gold rush (or Tulipmania). Driven in part by generative AI, companies like Meta, AWS (Amazon Web Services), and others are frantically building new data centers that will supply computing power for LLMs (Large Language Models) as well as other digital infrastructure. Ohio is already home to […]
Ohio billionaire political funder Les Wexner to be deposed by members of Congress in Epstein probe February 18, 2026
Les Wexner — Ohio’s wealthiest man who has donated to many politicians — is being deposed by members of Congress on Wednesday about his relationship with convicted child sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffery Epstein. Wexner — who is listed as an alleged co-conspirator of Epstein in a 2019 FBI document— has made donations to […]
A new Ohio bill could be a de facto statewide ban on solar and wind February 18, 2026
This story was originally published by Canary Media. It’s not just federal headwinds that threaten to constrain renewable energy development. State and local restrictions on solar and wind are spreading across the United States, too. Few states highlight this fact as well as Ohio does. The Buckeye State makes solar and wind farms go through […]
Everything you need to know about the FirstEnergy trial if you haven’t been paying attention February 18, 2026
State witnesses raised red flags about former FirstEnergy executives and their relationship with an allegedly corrupt utility regulator during the second week of the men’s trial. Former CEO Chuck Jones and VP Mike Dowling’s relationship with former Public Utilities Commission Chair Sam Randazzo has been under a microscope in the Summit County Court of Common […]
Federal authorities take big steps to rein in drug middlemen at center of Ohio complaints for years February 18, 2026
Federal authorities in recent weeks have taken huge steps aimed at curbing the practices of drug middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs. The steps come after years of complaints from small pharmacies and attempts to rein in the huge corporations by lawmakers in Ohio and other states. PBMs act on behalf of insurers […]
Ohio State University can only recover from its numerous scandals by showing actual integrity February 18, 2026
Ohio’s flagship public university is making news again for scandals old and new. Last week, Ohio State University assistant professor Luke Perez was videotaped knocking a filmmaker and his equipment to the ground outside a classroom where former university president Gordon Gee was speaking. OSU alumnus Mike Newman was waiting to ask Gee a question […]

What’s Up In American Politics? – DemocracyNow

Meet Analilia Mejía, Who Won NJ Congressional Primary After Speaking Out Against ICE & Genocide in Gaza February 18, 2026
In a surprise victory, progressive candidate Analilia Mejía won the Democratic primary to fill the House seat left vacant by New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill. Mejía served as 2020 national political director for Bernie Sanders and as deputy director of the Labor Department’s Women’s Bureau under President Joe Biden. As a proponent of community organizing, […]
CFPB Staffer Alexis Goldstein Fired for Confronting DOGE Members, Announces Run for Congress February 18, 2026
The Trump administration has fired Consumer Financial Protection Bureau program manager Alexis Goldstein for documenting a meeting a year ago between the agency and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. “I have been on admin leave ever since, until I was fired last week,” says Goldstein, who says the Trump administration’s gutting of […]
"Extremely Dangerous Situation": Trita Parsi Warns U.S. & Iran Have Incentives to Escalate Conflict February 18, 2026
As U.S. and Iranian officials continue negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, President Trump has ordered a buildup of U.S. forces in the Middle East, including two aircraft carriers. “This is an extremely dangerous situation, which both sides are actually incentivized to escalate,” says Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. […]
Jesse Jackson Fought for Justice at Home & Abroad: Juan González & Bishop William Barber February 18, 2026
Tributes are pouring in from across the globe for Reverend Jesse Jackson, who died on Tuesday. The civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate was 84 years old. Democracy Now!’s Juan González recounts his experience as a reporter visiting Cuba and Puerto Rico alongside Jackson. “Jesse was always there when people were fighting for some […]
Headlines for February 18, 2026 February 18, 2026
U.S. Military Says It Carried Out Strikes on Three Boats in the Caribbean and Pacific, Killing at Least 11 People, Iran’s Foreign Minister: U.S. and Iranian Negotiators Have Agreed on “Guiding Principles” on Iran’s Nuclear Program, Mehdi Mahmoudian, Oscar-Nominated Co-Writer of “It Was Just an Accident,” Released from Iranian Prison, Peru’s Congress Impeaches Interim Peruvian […]
When ICE Agents Lie: DOJ Drops Charges Against 2 Minneapolis Men Falsely Accused of Attempted Murder February 17, 2026
Two ICE officers have been placed on administrative leave and are accused of lying under oath about an incident in Minneapolis last month involving two Venezuelan immigrants, one of whom was shot in the leg by an agent. After the incident, the two Venezuelan men, Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, were charged with […]

Call your representatives today to voice your concerns.

US House of Representatives: Jim Jordan

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US Senator: Bernie Moreno

202-224-2315

US Senator: Jon Husted

202-224-3353

Governor Mike DeWine

614-644-4357